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The Donegal Bay Strongs:  A Hypothesis Fitting the Puzzle Together    
Based on the Research of various members and DNA evidence     
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Hypothesis:    
Updated to 19 December 2007    
                     
Refer to the DNA Results page: Speculative Ancestor Speculative Ancestor   PRESENT  PRESENT 
DNA#6643 Generation ???? Generation ???? GENERATION   # 7 GENERATION   # 6 GENERATION   #  5 GENERATION   # 4 GENERATION    # 3 GENERATION    # 2 GENERATION    # 1
& Unknown  
DNA#13952 | ----------??--------??--------------> Thomas Strong  
  & | see: DNA Descendancy Hypothesis  
DNA#5811 | DNA #6761  
  & ??  
DNA#25317 | ----------??--------??--------------> George Strong  
  & dob: ~1640  
DNA #32186 dom: c. 1665  
  & dod: ~13 Feb1708  
DNA #6761 see: 1665 Hearth Money Roll  
  & Killaughtee Parish, Co. Donegal Ireland  
DNA #8431 relationship to Thomas Strong is unknown  
    (see descendancy chart)  
  Y-Search Database, ID#s: |  
             A9FZK = Strong_of_Donegal_Bay- Ancestral Haplotype | --------------??------------>   #? George Strong  
             QQUFE | dob: c.1742or7July 24  
             STTTJ ?? dom: 1763, to Catherine Dudgeon  
             T32D5 | dod: c.1800  
    | note: probably resided at Durnish  
    | wife's family from Durnish  
    ?? |  
  Chronological Framework    for Hypothesis | | ----------------------------------------------->   #1 George Strong  
  ?? | dob: c.1764  
  The Strong Family | | dom: 9 Sept.1790, to Eleanor Spence  
    ?? | dod: c.1840  
  The Donegal Strong Puzzle | | Note: Eleanor Strong, of Templecarne Parish,  age 80,   
    | | buried 14 Oct 1846, Drumhome Parish; per DGS, p.48  
  DNA Note #7 | | May have been first to lease Carnhugh from Leslie Estate  
    ?? |  
  Irish Trip Narrative | | | --------------------------------------------->   #1 George Strong   
    | | | dob.c~1791, Drumhome Parish?, Co. Donegal, Ireland  
  "The Morgan County, Ohio, Descendants | | | dom: 28 July 1819, to Mary Haron, Drumhome Parish, Co.Donegal  
  of John Strong & Martha Watson, of  ?? | | dod.c~1839, County Fermanagh?, Ireland  
  Drumhome Parish (Church of Ireland), | | | Note: Mary "Herron", wife of George Strong, died 7 Dec 1856, buried in Salem Cemetery, Pickering Twp, ON, under common headstone with Matthew and Jane Devitt (see below)  
  Co. Donegal Ireland", by Dale G. Strong | | |  
  Privately Published (1983) | | | Inscription  
    ?? | | George Strong  
  "Devitt Family History", Privately Published  | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------->#3 dob: Oct 26, 1825, Glasskeeragh Tld, Templecarne               Parish, Co. Donegal, Ireland  
         by Calvin Devitt, Rochester, MI | | | dom: 1863, to Eliza McCullough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada  
    | | | dod: 1893, Tuckersmith Twp, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada  
  "From Drumhome, Donegal to Cartwright, Upper  ?? | | Birth Record: See PRONI MIC 1/217/A-C, page 6, line 49  
  Canada: the Dinsmore, Freeborn, Strong Families", ?? | | | -------------------------------------------------------->#6 James Strong   
              by Nancy H. Conn [1998]: ISBN 0-9699321-1-1 | | | dob: 1878, Tuckersmith Twp., Huron Co., Ontario  
    ?? | | dom: 1898, to Mary Ferguson in Grey Twp, Huron County, Ontario.  
  "Past Years in Pickering", by Rev. Wood,  | | | dod: 1964, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada  
           published in Ontario (1911), p.234. ?? | |  
    | | | | ---------------------------------------->#6  NAME WITH-HELD:  
    | | | --------------------------------------------->   #2 Hugh Strong STRONG  
  Irish Strong Data Base ?? | | dob: c.1793, Bellalt Tnld, Co.Donegal, Ireland #1 #5811 STRONG
    | | | dom: 16 Nov 1826 to Jane Porteus See Y-Search = QQUFE
  Irish Strong Births, Marriages & Deaths Index ?? | | dod: c. 1870 Ireland George Strong Note: Kits #5811 & 6643 exhibit
    | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------->   #4 dob: ~23 Nov 1832, Co. Donegal, Ireland the apparent "modal" haplotype
  PRONI MIC 1/217/A-C, page 6, line 49 | | | | dom: 14 Nov 1865  to Ann Buchannon for the "Donegal Bay Strongs"
    ?? | | | dod: c. 1890, Co. Donegal, Ireland within a 24 / 25 match.
  SFAA Vol. V,   | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------->#10 William Samuel Strong   
         re Hugh Strong, >Morgan Co., Ohio: pp.107-113 | | | | dob: 29 Mar1883, Pettigo, Co. Donegal, Ireland Note also, kit #5811 exhibits DYS 389i / ii =
         re Thomas Strong, New Brunswick:  pp. 548-550; | | | | dom:       to Edith Abst 12 /28, net 16; vs 13/29, net 16.  
         re Thomas Strong, Arran Twp: pp.559-580 ?? | | | dod: After 1907, Oregon or California? The net difference between this kit and the
    | | | | other Donegal Bay Strong kits is zero.
  "The Strongs from Donegal",  | | | | | ---------------------------------------->#2 NAME WITH-HELD  
     by Alec Strong, NSW, Australia | | | | Robert Strong  STRONG  
    ?? | | | -------------------------------------------------------------->   #9 to Australia [see passenger record]  
  Discussion in "Places" chapter X | | | | ----------------------------->#3  
    | | | | ----------------------------------------------------> (Descendants) #13952 STRONG
    | | | Note: Kit #13952 exhibits the 
    ?? | | apparent "modal" haplotype
    | | | for the "Donegal Bay Strongs"
    ?? | | --------------------------------------------->   #3 Jane Strong  
    ?? | | dob.c~1794, Templecarne Parish?, Co. Donegal, Ireland  
    | | | dom: c.1810, to Matthew Devitt, Templecarne Parish  
    | | | dod. 13 Sept 1864, Pickering Twp, Ontario, Canada  
    ?? | | Note: See "Past Years in Pickering", p.234  
    | | | Wright Devitt  
    | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------->#6 dob: ~1825, Tullylagher Tnld, Templecarne Parish, Co.Fermanagh , Ireland  
    | | | dom: 1849, Cartwright TWP, ON,  to Mary Ann Ginn  
    ?? | | dod: 24 Nov 1866, Cartwright Twp,, ON  
    | | | | ------------------------------------------------------->#6 Matthew Devitt  
    ?? | | dob: 26 Oct 1856, Cartwright Twp., Ontario  
    | | | dom: 18__, Michigan,  to Mary Maud Apsey  
    ?? | | dod: 25 April 1929, Sanilac Co., MI  
    | | | --------------------------------------------->   #4 James Strong | ---------------------------------------->#3 NAME WITH-HELD  
    | | | dob.c~1795, Templecarne Parish?, Co. Donegal, Ireland DEVITT  
    | | | dom: c.1824, to Mary _____________ | ----------------------------->#1  
    ?? | | dod: 28 Dec 1867, Glasskeragh Townland, Co. Donegal, Ireland (Descendants:  See The Strong Family: #25317 DEVITT
    | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------->  http://www.dementia.org/~strong/gen/reunion/wc02/wc02_384.html  See Y-Search T32D5
    | | | Note: Headstone in Drumhome Cemetery, Ballintra  
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    ?? | | --------------------------------------------->   #5 Thomas Strong  
    | | dob: 10 Feb 1803, Co. Donegal, Ireland  
    | | dom: 27 January 1831, to Eliza Porteus  
    | | dod: 12 April 1884, Co. Donegal, Ireland  
    ?? | Note: Mutation to DYS439=9 must have occurred either here or subsequently.  This is believed to be a single 3-step mutation.  
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    ?? | Robert Strong   
    | | | -------------------------------------------------------------->#1 dob: 1847, Co. Donegal, Ireland  
| --------------??------------>   #? ?? | dom: 16 July 1874 to Catherine McKee  
    | | dod: 30 August 1886, Co. Donegal, Ireland  
    | | | -------------------------------------------------------->#6 NAME WITH-HELD:  
    ?? | --------------------------------------------->   #2? Arthur Strong STRONG  
    | dob: c.1778, Rossnowlagh, Durnish Tnld, Drumhome Parish | -----------------------------> #6643 STRONG  
    ?? dom: 1798Oct30 to Eleanor Kirkpatrick, Tullywee, Drumhome  Note: Kits #5811 & 6643 exhibit  
    | dod: 18???  
    | Emigrated ? the apparent "modal" haplotype  
    ?? | for the "Donegal Bay Strongs"  
    | | ---------------------------->   # within a 24 / 25 match.  
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    | ----------??--------??--------------> John Strong  
    | dob: ~1726  
    ?? dom: c. 1750  
    | dod: ~1800?  
    ?? Ardelane Tld tenancy on  
    ?? Lease from Conolly Estate, c.1718, 1726  
    | See DGS p.    ; IDB #208,533  
    | Ardelane, Drumhome Parish, is close to Durnish   
    ?? |  
    | | ---------------------------->   #2 John Strong, "of Kilbarron"  
    | ?? dob: c.1770  
    | | dom: 23 March 1790, Drumhome to Martha Watson   
    ?? | dod: 29 March 1837, Donegal, Ireland  
    | ?? note: Kilbarron Tld in Kilbarron Parish close to Durnish  
    ?? | | --------------------------------------------------> (Descendants:  See "The Morgan County, Ohio Descendants of John Strong and Martha Watson"  
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    ?? ?? Emigrated to New Brunswick, c.1823  
    | | migrated to Philadelphia, PA, c.1824  
    | ?? migrated to Morgan Co. Ohio, c.1830  
    | | SFAA v.V: re Hugh Strong, >Morgan Co., Ohio: pp.107-113  
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    | | ----------??--------??-------> Thomas Strong  
    ?? ?? dob: c.1775, Durnish Tnld, Drumhome Parish  
    | | dom: Jane Crawford in Drumhome   
    | | dod: 1851, Canterbury, New Brunswick, Canada  
    | ?? Emigrated to New Brunswick, c.1821  
    ?? | |  
    | | | ---------------------------->   # Descendants in Washington State and elsewhere  
    | ?? SFAA v.V: re Thomas Strong, New Brunswick:  pp. 548-550;  
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    ?? | ----------??--------??-------> Catherine Strong  
    ?? ?? dob: c.<1April1786, Durnish Tnld, Drumhome Parish  
    | | dom: c.1805-10 to Patrick Strong, of Ardara  
    ?? | dod: ~1845, Ardara, Shanaghan Tld, Co. Donegal  
    | ?? Descendants Emigrated to Australia, c.1864  
    ?? | |  
    | | | ---------------------------->   # (Descendants in Australia)  
    ?? | "The Strongs from Donegal",   
    | ??    by Alec Strong, NSW, Australia  
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    | | ----------??--------??-------> Arthur Strong  
    ?? dob: c.1778, Rossnowlagh, Durnish Tnld, Drumhome Parish  
    | dom: 1798Oct30 to Eleanor Kirkpatrick, Tullywee, Drumhome   
    | dod: 18???  
    | Emigrated ?  
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    | ----------??--------??--------------> Hugh Strong  
    dob: ~1753, Carricknahorna Tld, Kilbarron Parish  
    dom: c. 1775, Christian  
    dod: ~1825?  
    Aghadowey Tld tenancy @ Brownhall Estate  
    Lease from John Hamilton, 10 Oct 1803  
    See DGS p. 59; IDB #213,214,215  
    Aghdowey Tld, Drumhome Parish, is close to Ballintra  
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    | ---------------------------->   #1 James Strong  
    | dob: ~1778, Carricknahorna Tld, Kilbarron Parish  
    | dom: 8 April 1801, Sarah Griffith of Tubbernahory Tnld  
    | dod: ~1845?  
    | Aghadowey Tld tenancy @ Brownhall Estate  
    | Lease from John Hamilton, 10 Oct 1803  
    | See DGS p. 59; IDB #213,214,215  
    | Aghdowey Tld, Drumhome Parish, is close to Ballintra  
    | James Strong, age 25  
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    | ---------------------------->   #2 Hugh Strong  
    dob: ~1789, Carricknahorna Tld, Kilbarron Parish  
    dom: 11 March 1830: Margaret Kilpatrick of Rah Tnld, Drumhome  
    dod: ~1865?  
    Aghadowey Tld tenancy @ Brownhall Estate  
    Lease from John Hamilton, 10 Oct 1803  
    See DGS p. 59; IDB #213,214,215  
    Aghdowey Tld, Drumhome Parish, is close to Ballintra  
    Hugh Strong, age 14